The movies I'm looking forward to this summer.

It is known amongst my friends and family that I am one of the biggest movie buffs in the entire world. This will be the summer of awesome, as far as movies are concerned. Each day, I will post a movie I am looking forward to seeing this summer.

Here's the first:

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

I loved the first movie. So of course, I am wanting to see the second. My brother read the book and said it was the best out of the series. Hope the movie will live up to his praise of the book!

Comes out: May 16

Joker's wild.

What The Joker will look like in the new Batman movie, coming out in 2008 [The Dark Knight].

Now, I loved this reboot of the Batman series. It was Batman the way it was MEANT to be done: Batman was scary, and badass. I also like the choosing of the villians, and how they look REAL, not comic book-y.

The Joker will be played by Heath Ledger, who is a good actor [when he wants to be]. I am curious to see how he'll do as someone evil...

P.S. Yes, I read the entire Harry Potter book in one sitting. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: review

I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I was a fan of the movies before I read the books, but since I read the books, I appreciated those as well.

The other four movies have not disappointed me, and I knew that this one would not. I saw OotP the day after it came out, and the two hours and eighteen minutes completely passed by. It followed the book very well, and I loved the performances from Imelda Staunton [Dolores Umbridge], and Michael Gambon [he got Dumbledore's personality from the book spot on]. Daniel Radcliffe [as Harry], does well, as always, but in this movie, you can see how much he's grown.

Five out of five stars, and I can't wait for it to come out to DVD.

disappointments.

Isn't the third movie in a supposed trilogy supposed to be the best one? That's what I thought. Lord of the Rings NAILED the last movie in the trilogy. Star Wars? Yes. Indiana Jones? Check. Harry Potter (even though it's not a triology)? Double check.

Spider-Man 3? No.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End? No.

What were the major problems with each?

Spider-Man 3: For starters, too many villains. Sandman, Venom, and Green Goblin. Should've stuck to the formula that made the other two movies successful: one villain and one villain only. Secondly, wrong casting. Venom shouldn't have been Topher Grace. Period. And Gwen Stacey...she didn't even belong in the movie at all.

Last, cheesy dialogue ("Can you help me?...I'm a little busy here, Pete!") and too much Peter and M.J.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End: I once read someone named sequels do better than numbered sequels. I expected a hell of a lot more out of this than what I got. Not enough Jack Sparrow or Barbossa. Too much Will and Elizabeth. Not sticking to character (Barbossa would tell Will and Elizabeth both to get bent when they asked him to marry them in a middle of a fight. Yeah, sure. Who'd get married in the middle of a fight.) Chow Yun-Fat's character didn't even need to be there.

Overall? I was very disappointed.

Hope Shrek 3 and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer are better.

how many DVDs do you own?

I work at a video store part-time, so this is a question I got to thinking about. How many DVDs do I own, exactly? So, I counted them up. Including my seven seasons of Seinfeld that I own, the totality of my DVD collection comes to 175.

If you figure that on average, I've spent about $15.00 per DVD, the total amount of money I have invested in my DVD collection comes to $2,625.

Wow. I didn't realize it was THAT much! So my question that I pose to you is, how many DVDs do you own? Post the amount you own in the comments link at the end of this thread. Then multiply the amount by 15. You'll be surprised.

I sure was.

Hellraiser and nailbiting

I've been biting my nails since I was six. Mind, I don't do it to where they're down to the quick, but they are short. I was doing it again today, and I got to thinking where it all stemmed from.

Let's go back to 1988...my mom and dad had rented Hellraiser. I was told I could not watch it and was sent to bed. Well, I was six. And I was curious. So, I snuck down the steps and watched it...right during the scene when Frank was pulled apart with the chains. I freaked out, and was thus discovered.

That was when I started biting my nails.

And Pinhead still scares the crap out of me!

Even if the movie doesn't anymore.